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二十一箇条要求 (にじゅういっかじょうようきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に十じゅう一いっ箇か条じょう要よう求きゅう

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Meanings

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The Twenty-One Demands

Historical term referring to the set of demands presented by Japan to China in 1915. Used in discussions of modern East Asian history.

二に十じゅう一いっ箇か条じょう要よう求きゅうは、1915年ねんに日本にほんが中ちゅう国ごくに出

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The Twenty-One Demands were demands presented by Japan to China in 1915.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
十ten
一one, one radical (no.1)
箇counter for articles
条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
要need, main point, essence
求request, want, wish for

Etymology

Compound of 二十一 (twenty-one), 箇条 (counter for articles/clauses), and 要求 (demands). The term directly describes the content and nature of the historical document.